Thursday 13th January 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 4)
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:54 pm
Welcome once more to the Thursday edition of the Robinson Recap.
Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 13 January 2011.
C1: Champion Adam Gillard (1 win, 106 points.) An 21-year-old Apteforumite originally from Essex, but now lives in Middlesex. He is currently studying for a Masters Degree in Speech Language Cognition at the UCL. His passions include linguistics, Tottenham Hotspur and running. He actually did the 3 mile version of the Sport Relief Mile in the past and hopes to race in the London Marathon in 2 years time.
C2: Challenger Fran Dyson. From West Yorkshire. She is a retired psychiatric nurse. She enjoys playing bridge and would like to play against Omar Sharif. She also would like to meet James Dyson (of the vacuum fame) to see if they are related, and says there is a chance as all the Dysons come from an area around Huddersfield. She is a supporter of Burnley and FC Halifax Town, as well as Halifax RLFC.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R E D A K O L I M
R02: P A I E N T C U S
R03: D E L I R E D T O
R04: E M N Z I O M E H
R05: 100, 8, 4, 7, 2, 3. Target: 507.
TTT: HARMKITE - "For the record, he's number 1"
R06: V E A I R C G A N
R07: R I S E G E P N L
R08: N O L G Y E I F R
R09: S A G U M O N A R
R10: 50, 4, 8, 6, 1, 5. Target: 909.
TTT: STICKPIN - "The insect is fussy about finding fault"
R11: H E S U T E J T S
R12: I W R O S T U E W
R13: D A N O S E R L B
R14: 100, 75, 50, 5, 2, 8. Target: 653.
R15: B L U E F L A S H (conundrum)
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Round 1: R E D A K O L I M
C1: MILKED (6)
C2: MILKED (6)
DC: EARLDOM (7)
OT: DARIOLE (7) LOAMIER (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
An even start here, although I think a few people might be a bit shocked at Adam missing one of the available 7's there.
Round 2: P A I E N T C U S
C1: PETUNIAS (8)
C2: SAPIENT (7)
OT: SUPINATE (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 15)
But that's better as Adam starts to flower with his 8 there.
Round 3: D E L I R E D T O
C1: RELIED (6)
C2: LOITERED (8)
DC: DOLERITE (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 23)
If the last round sent Adam sky high, he'll have just crashed with a bump by missing those 8's there.
Round 4: E M N Z I O M E H
C1: HOMIE (5)
C2: ZONE (4)
OT: MIMEO (5) MIZEN (5)
Score: 19–14 (max 28)
But a nice 5 from that dreadful set puts him back in the lead immediately.
A MIMEO (or MIMEOGRAPH) is a printing machine with an ink-fed drum, around which a cut waxed stencil is placed and which rotates as successive sheets of paper are fed into it.
A MIZEN is a nautical term for a a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast, similar to a crossjack and a spanker.
Round 5: 100, 8, 4, 7, 2, 3. Target: 507.
C1: 507. ((3 + 2) x 100) + 7 (10)
C2: 507. ((3 + 2) x 100) + 7 (10)
Score: 29–24 (max 38)
Back to the good ol' days of simple numbers with this one.
Tim tells the ways to do any type of joke, so you can become a punmeister like him.
Teatime teaser: HARMKITE -> HITMAKER
Round 6: V E A I R C G A N
C1: VICARAGE (8)
C2: CRAVING (7)
DC: AVARICE (7) CAVIARE (7)
OT: VARIANCE (8)
Score: 37–24 (max 46)
And Adam finds the good 8 to extend his lead into double figures.
Round 7: R I S E G E P N L
C1: SLEEPING (8)
C2: LINGER (6)
DC: PEELINGS (8)
OT: SPREEING (8)
Score: 45–24 (max 54)
Is Fran suffering a mid-game collapse
Either way, Adam's 2nd consecutive 8 sees him take charge.
Round 8: N O L G Y E I F R
C1: FINGER (6)
C2: FINGER (6)
DC: FLINGER (7) GLORIFY (7) FOREIGN (7)
JS: RELYING (7)
Score: 51–30 (max 61)
Both contestants forget to stick the L into their FINGERs for a 7, as DC and Jeff find all available 7's in this round.
Round 9: S A G U M O N A R
C1: MANGOS (6)
C2: AMONG (5)
DC: OARSMAN (7)
OT: ANGORAS (7) MARGOSA (7) ORGANUM (7) SAGUARO (7) SAMANGO (7) SANGOMA (7)
Score: 57–30 (max 68)
Plenty of 7's again, but Adam's 6 is enough to get him the point in this round.
The MARGOSA (or NEEM) is a product of the seeds of a tropical tree, Azadirachta indica, of the mahogany family, that disrupts reproduction in insects, and is used as an insecticide.
In music, an ORGANUM is the doubling, or simultaneous singing, of a melody at an interval of either a fourth, a fifth, or an octave.
SAGUARO is a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighbouring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit.
A SANGOMA is a South African witch doctor, healer or herbalist.
Susie's Origin Of Words talks about the origin of the phrase "by hook or by crook".
Round 10: 50, 4, 8, 6, 1, 5. Target: 909.
C1: 908. ((4 - 1) x 6 x 50) + 8 (7)
C2: 905.
RR: 909. (((8 - 6) x 50) + 1) x (4 + 5) (10)
Score: 64–30 (max 78)
The slightly tricky looking numbers sees Adam get 7 points, and Rachel a perfect 10.
Teatime teaser: STICKPIN -> NITPICKS
Round 11: H E S U T E J T S
C1: SUTTEES (7)
C2: JESTS (5)
DC: SHEETS (6) jetset
Jack Hurst: JUSTEST (7)
Score: 71–30 (max 85)
A fantastic 7 by Adam and the game is just about up now. It also gives a look inside the OED3 for the first time since it was introduced on Monday.
NOTE: Jack's word from the spoilers thread isn't in the recap writer, but based on Countdown rules, it's valid.
Round 12: I W R O S T U E W
C1: TOWERS (6)
C2: ROUTES (6)
DC: WORST (5)
OT: OUSTER (6) OUTERS (6) SOUTER (6) OUTIES (6) RESTIO (6) SORTIE (6) TRIOSE (6) SUITOR (6) WOWSER (6) WRIEST (6) WRITES (6)
Score: 77–36 (max 91)
Loadsa loadsa 6's, but more importantly, Adam has wrapped up his 2nd win on the bounce.
A TRIOSE is a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
A WOWSER is an Australian and New Zealand term for an excessively puritanical person.
Round 13: D A N O S E R L B
C1: BROADENS (8)
C2: - (used a letter twice)
DC: BANDEROLS (18)
Score: 85–36 (max 109)
While Fran admits to duplicating a letter twice, DC finish with a flourish with a NINE
Round 14: 100, 75, 50, 5, 2, 8. Target: 653.
C1: 653. (75 x 8) + 50 + 5 - 2 (10)
C2: 650.
Score: 95–36 (max 119)
Fran decides to mix it up a little with a half and half selection. Unfortunately, her luck doesn't turn around for her at this late stage, as Adam takes the 10 to set himself up for a 2nd century.
Round 15: B L U E F L A S H
C1 buzzes on 1 second to say FLUSHABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 105–36 (max 129)
Now that's the Gillard we all know and love doing his best at the conundrums.
He might have had the odd early hiccup, but it was another assured performance by Adam, combined with another century, and he looks a good bet to be the first octochamp of this series. Will he be though
Join Mike tomorrow to see if he can keep it up.
I'll be back next Wednesday for what will hopefully be Adam's 6th game.
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Adam:
Total score - 105
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 9
Fran:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 2.4
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64
Enjoy.
Countdown recap for Thursday 13 January 2011.
C1: Champion Adam Gillard (1 win, 106 points.) An 21-year-old Apteforumite originally from Essex, but now lives in Middlesex. He is currently studying for a Masters Degree in Speech Language Cognition at the UCL. His passions include linguistics, Tottenham Hotspur and running. He actually did the 3 mile version of the Sport Relief Mile in the past and hopes to race in the London Marathon in 2 years time.
C2: Challenger Fran Dyson. From West Yorkshire. She is a retired psychiatric nurse. She enjoys playing bridge and would like to play against Omar Sharif. She also would like to meet James Dyson (of the vacuum fame) to see if they are related, and says there is a chance as all the Dysons come from an area around Huddersfield.
She is a supporter of Burnley and FC Halifax Town, as well as Halifax RLFC.DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R E D A K O L I M
R02: P A I E N T C U S
R03: D E L I R E D T O
R04: E M N Z I O M E H
R05: 100, 8, 4, 7, 2, 3. Target: 507.
TTT: HARMKITE - "For the record, he's number 1"
R06: V E A I R C G A N
R07: R I S E G E P N L
R08: N O L G Y E I F R
R09: S A G U M O N A R
R10: 50, 4, 8, 6, 1, 5. Target: 909.
TTT: STICKPIN - "The insect is fussy about finding fault"
R11: H E S U T E J T S
R12: I W R O S T U E W
R13: D A N O S E R L B
R14: 100, 75, 50, 5, 2, 8. Target: 653.
R15: B L U E F L A S H (conundrum)
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Enjoy the show in its ODE2r form on here.
Round 1: R E D A K O L I M
C1: MILKED (6)
C2: MILKED (6)
DC: EARLDOM (7)
OT: DARIOLE (7) LOAMIER (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
An even start here, although I think a few people might be a bit shocked at Adam missing one of the available 7's there.
Round 2: P A I E N T C U S
C1: PETUNIAS (8)
C2: SAPIENT (7)
OT: SUPINATE (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 15)
But that's better as Adam starts to flower with his 8 there.
Round 3: D E L I R E D T O
C1: RELIED (6)
C2: LOITERED (8)
DC: DOLERITE (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 23)
If the last round sent Adam sky high, he'll have just crashed with a bump by missing those 8's there.
Round 4: E M N Z I O M E H
C1: HOMIE (5)
C2: ZONE (4)
OT: MIMEO (5) MIZEN (5)
Score: 19–14 (max 28)
But a nice 5 from that dreadful set puts him back in the lead immediately.
A MIMEO (or MIMEOGRAPH) is a printing machine with an ink-fed drum, around which a cut waxed stencil is placed and which rotates as successive sheets of paper are fed into it.
A MIZEN is a nautical term for a a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast, similar to a crossjack and a spanker.
Round 5: 100, 8, 4, 7, 2, 3. Target: 507.
C1: 507. ((3 + 2) x 100) + 7 (10)
C2: 507. ((3 + 2) x 100) + 7 (10)
Score: 29–24 (max 38)
Back to the good ol' days of simple numbers with this one.
Tim tells the ways to do any type of joke, so you can become a punmeister like him.
Teatime teaser: HARMKITE -> HITMAKER
Round 6: V E A I R C G A N
C1: VICARAGE (8)
C2: CRAVING (7)
DC: AVARICE (7) CAVIARE (7)
OT: VARIANCE (8)
Score: 37–24 (max 46)
And Adam finds the good 8 to extend his lead into double figures.
Round 7: R I S E G E P N L
C1: SLEEPING (8)
C2: LINGER (6)
DC: PEELINGS (8)
OT: SPREEING (8)
Score: 45–24 (max 54)
Is Fran suffering a mid-game collapse
Either way, Adam's 2nd consecutive 8 sees him take charge.Round 8: N O L G Y E I F R
C1: FINGER (6)
C2: FINGER (6)
DC: FLINGER (7) GLORIFY (7) FOREIGN (7)
JS: RELYING (7)
Score: 51–30 (max 61)
Both contestants forget to stick the L into their FINGERs for a 7, as DC and Jeff find all available 7's in this round.
Round 9: S A G U M O N A R
C1: MANGOS (6)
C2: AMONG (5)
DC: OARSMAN (7)
OT: ANGORAS (7) MARGOSA (7) ORGANUM (7) SAGUARO (7) SAMANGO (7) SANGOMA (7)
Score: 57–30 (max 68)
Plenty of 7's again, but Adam's 6 is enough to get him the point in this round.
The MARGOSA (or NEEM) is a product of the seeds of a tropical tree, Azadirachta indica, of the mahogany family, that disrupts reproduction in insects, and is used as an insecticide.
In music, an ORGANUM is the doubling, or simultaneous singing, of a melody at an interval of either a fourth, a fifth, or an octave.
SAGUARO is a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighbouring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit.
A SANGOMA is a South African witch doctor, healer or herbalist.
Susie's Origin Of Words talks about the origin of the phrase "by hook or by crook".
Round 10: 50, 4, 8, 6, 1, 5. Target: 909.
C1: 908. ((4 - 1) x 6 x 50) + 8 (7)
C2: 905.
RR: 909. (((8 - 6) x 50) + 1) x (4 + 5) (10)
Score: 64–30 (max 78)
The slightly tricky looking numbers sees Adam get 7 points, and Rachel a perfect 10.
Teatime teaser: STICKPIN -> NITPICKS
Round 11: H E S U T E J T S
C1: SUTTEES (7)
C2: JESTS (5)
DC: SHEETS (6) jetset
Jack Hurst: JUSTEST (7)
Score: 71–30 (max 85)
A fantastic 7 by Adam and the game is just about up now. It also gives a look inside the OED3 for the first time since it was introduced on Monday.
NOTE: Jack's word from the spoilers thread isn't in the recap writer, but based on Countdown rules, it's valid.
Round 12: I W R O S T U E W
C1: TOWERS (6)
C2: ROUTES (6)
DC: WORST (5)
OT: OUSTER (6) OUTERS (6) SOUTER (6) OUTIES (6) RESTIO (6) SORTIE (6) TRIOSE (6) SUITOR (6) WOWSER (6) WRIEST (6) WRITES (6)
Score: 77–36 (max 91)
Loadsa loadsa 6's, but more importantly, Adam has wrapped up his 2nd win on the bounce.
A TRIOSE is a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
A WOWSER is an Australian and New Zealand term for an excessively puritanical person.
Round 13: D A N O S E R L B
C1: BROADENS (8)
C2: - (used a letter twice)
DC: BANDEROLS (18)
Score: 85–36 (max 109)
While Fran admits to duplicating a letter twice, DC finish with a flourish with a NINE
Round 14: 100, 75, 50, 5, 2, 8. Target: 653.
C1: 653. (75 x 8) + 50 + 5 - 2 (10)
C2: 650.
Score: 95–36 (max 119)
Fran decides to mix it up a little with a half and half selection. Unfortunately, her luck doesn't turn around for her at this late stage, as Adam takes the 10 to set himself up for a 2nd century.
Round 15: B L U E F L A S H
C1 buzzes on 1 second to say FLUSHABLE which is correct.
Final Score: 105–36 (max 129)
Now that's the Gillard we all know and love doing his best at the conundrums.
He might have had the odd early hiccup, but it was another assured performance by Adam, combined with another century, and he looks a good bet to be the first octochamp of this series. Will he be though
Join Mike tomorrow to see if he can keep it up.
I'll be back next Wednesday for what will hopefully be Adam's 6th game.
Till then, bye bye.
Statistics Corner
Adam:
Total score - 105
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 9
Fran:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 2.4
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64